Has an NBA game ever ended 81-54?

Exactly once. On January 20, 1947, Chicago Stags beat Boston Celtics 81-54, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 81-54 in league history.

Where 81-54 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 81-54 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-54 has happened never and 81-55 has happened never.

Every 81-54 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1947-01-20	Chicago Stags over Boston Celtics	1946

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